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Upstate New York HERC

The Upstate New York Higher Education Recruitment Consortium provides the largest higher education job board in the upstate region, listing all open faculty, staff, and executive positions at 17 colleges and universities.

As a non-profit consortium of higher education and affiliated employers, our sole aim is to help the most diverse and qualified candidates find the right jobs at our institutions.

Our institutions are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process and providing a work environment sensitive to work/life balance. We also understand that employment decisions often involve two careers and offer state of the art dual career search technology.

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Women whose voice patterns involve "up-speak," or raising their voices at the end
of each sentence, may be undercutting their careers, John Baldoni, leadership development
chair at N2Growth, writes. He recommends employing a voice coach to improve "your
vocalization so your inner self is projected credibly and without distraction." Forbes
(7/30)

By tailoring your summary to each opportunity and focusing on the specific accomplishments
you've reached, you can write a better resume summary, according to Jane Heifetz,
a contributing editor at Harvard Business Review. Avoid generic and vague terms, but
discuss your years of experience and the types of industries you've worked in, writes
Heifetz. Harvard Business Review online (tiered subscription model) (7/28)

Recent lawsuits are shaking up the on-demand economy, encouraging some startups to
reclassify workers as employees before regulators step in. Some say the switch will
ultimately be beneficial, but others, such as Homejoy, have opted to shut down. "Many
of these companies operate on very thin margins -- not all can absorb the hit of having
to switch to an employee workforce," said Jamie Davidson of Redpoint Ventures. The
Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (7/30)